Unit 5 Theme parks reading课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Every Saturday and Sunday morning, my father would throw his bike in the trunk of his car and explore new areas to ride. I was always__1__by this. What satisfaction did his bike provide him? It's__2__a bike, right?

　　That all__3__when I started riding my bike in our garage, which hadn't been touched for nearly three years.I had been annoying my parents to help me__4__a bike for college.

　　Scared but__5__， I decided to try riding it.I mean, wasn't it supposed to be__6__？ Alas, it was not. __7__， I spent five or ten minutes riding around, doing small turns or practicing shifting gears (换挡). Then I practised in the street.The greatest moment of it all is__8__my father was there with me, every step of the way. He ran up and down the street making sure my__9__wasn't due to a negative result. I'll never forget those moments. Who says__10__with your parents end before college?

　　Then, college came. The look on my father's face was __11__ when he showed me how to lock my bike.Over various methods of communication, my father__12__ask："Did you ride your bike today？" __13__， for almost two months, my answer was no.

　　Why? I was hesitant (迟疑的). __14__ was not on my schedule. But then, with a kick of confidence, I__15__my bike in September. All I kept thinking was that my father and mother would be__16__of me! Even if it was doing something as small as riding my bike!

　　Now, all I want to do is ride my bike！There are__17__no words to describe the rush you get while riding your bike.To __18__myself, I set goals. It feels unbelievable to know that you hit your goals.

　　The next time you are__19__with emotions，ride a bike.The best part of my cycling experience is that__20__you fall, you pick yourself back up.It's as simple as that.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。每个周末父亲总是乐此不疲地骑自行车，这让"我"非常迷惑--自行车给父亲带来了什么样的愉悦呢？当"我"自己学习骑自行车时，"我"才感受到了那种乐趣，从此"我"也爱上了骑车。

　　1．A.inspired　　　　　　　　　 B．confused

　　C．embarrassed D．upset

　　解析：选B　根据下文"What satisfaction did his bike provide him？"可知，"我"对父亲每周末都去骑自行车的举动感到很困惑。故B项正确。

2．A.merely B．actually